In reference to the 3.8, we drove one in '07 or '08 and I thought the thing a bit gutless and the interior a bit plasticy for the price tag.

The best part? Under 70 mph I can still get 20 mpg even with the 300 lbs of armor and winch I put on. Great machine.

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That's been my only gripe withy 07 JK. For the price I expected more. On my TJ everything made sense, because it cost around 18 grand less. I'm hearing about a 2014 Scrambler, but either way ill be trading in the 07 for a 12/13 this year.

I hit a deer with an ARB bull bar. Broke the lens of the hazard light, but nothing else. Had a LOT of fur on the bar above the hazard light, though, so I think there's a chance there might have been body damage to the fender had I NOT had that bar (and the "exclusive" doesn't).

Otherwise? That "exclusive" bumper looks pretty good to me. Not going to be quite as strong if you "drop" the corner of that bumper on a rock, but if you don't do that much big rock crawling, that's not a big deal. I do like the idea of lower weight if it's not weight you need...

I hit a deer with an ARB bull bar. Broke the lens of the hazard light, but nothing else. Had a LOT of fur on the bar above the hazard light, though, so I think there's a chance there might have been body damage to the fender had I NOT had that bar (and the "exclusive" doesn't).

Otherwise? That "exclusive" bumper looks pretty good to me. Not going to be quite as strong if you "drop" the corner of that bumper on a rock, but if you don't do that much big rock crawling, that's not a big deal. I do like the idea of lower weight if it's not weight you need...

--Donnie

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I hit a deer on on Wed in my TJ. Doing about 65mph and hit on the right half of my Smitty built bumper. Not a mark except for the fur and fat.

I have been contemplating the Edge systems Trail Jammer intake system for some time now of my 05 LJ and I was wondering If anyone has had direct experience with this product? I realize that my mileage probably wont get any better and most likely will go down albeit slight but what kind of power increase can I expect? My LJ isnt a daily driver most of the year so a marginal decrease in fuel economy isnt a concern but I would like better performance especially at altitude on some of the passes around here.

I hit a deer with an ARB bull bar. Broke the lens of the hazard light, but nothing else. Had a LOT of fur on the bar above the hazard light, though, so I think there's a chance there might have been body damage to the fender had I NOT had that bar (and the "exclusive" doesn't).

Otherwise? That "exclusive" bumper looks pretty good to me. Not going to be quite as strong if you "drop" the corner of that bumper on a rock, but if you don't do that much big rock crawling, that's not a big deal. I do like the idea of lower weight if it's not weight you need...

--Donnie

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My current front bumper is clipped so it only extends a minimal amount past the frame. It maybe adds 1/2-1/4" to the overhang which I really like. Deer wouldn't be a problem with the height of the Jeep and the winch up front though. I go back and forth with wanting the ARB even though I don't really need it. I like the streamline look of the bumper though. I used to have a big and I mean big bull bar back in the 90's. I didn't like the weight and the overhang which is why I modified the stock bumper.

Smittybilt winch bit the dust today. Got stuck in the ct snow, pulled out the cable and nothing but clicks when I hit the button. Get what ya pay for I guess. I'm gonna take it apart this week and see if I can find the issue.